The equilibrium configurations of solid prisms of square and equilateral triangular cross section floating in a liquid are examined. It is found that these bodies float in different symmetrical or asymmetrical positions with respect to the vertical plane depending on the solid–liquid specific mass ratio, or depending on the height at which the body’s axis is held above the liquid level.
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1992
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